Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per capita in Namibia is 0 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.4% on the previous year and down 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.87 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 94th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3835 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3709 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3594 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3481 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3374 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3278 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.87 ha per person | +471.4% |
| 1997 | 1.63 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 1.84 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 1.69 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.75 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 ha per person | -99.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 ha per person | -78.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -85.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2169.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 ha per person | +946.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | -83.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 ha per person | +136.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 ha per person | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 0.001 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -61.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | +126.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -85.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +150.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -56.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | +143.8% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -80.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2169.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 2008 | +946.1% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person |
| 1996 | +471.4% | 0.3278 ha per person | 1.87 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.915 ha per person | 0.3278 ha per person | 1.87 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1762 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 1.75 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area, per capita in Namibia?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Namibia was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.